The stone dog carvings of Leizhou Peninsula were listed in the Catalogue of National Traditional Crafts for Rejuvenation by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

One night in late October, Zhao Yuhe found herself standing onstage at a film festival in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, flabbergasted to have just received the best actress award. The 83-year-old told the audience that she was surprised to have won, because she is a farmer, illiterate, and cannot speak Mandarin.